Connor Barron Celtic transfer latest as Aberdeen boss Jim Goodwin wants new deal for rising star

25.06.2022 - 08:37 / dailyrecord.co.uk

Jim Goodwin hopes to fight off interest in another of his young Aberdeen stars by handing Connor Barron a new deal. The Dons boss has already been forced to relinquish Calvin Ramsay after owner Dave Cormack was presented with an £8million offer from Liverpool he could not refuse.

But Goodwin fears he may also have to wave goodbye to Ramsay’s fellow Scotland Under-21 internationalist Barron with Celtic and Italian pair Bologna and Sassuolo tracking the teenager. The Irishman insists the young full-back deserves a pay bump to match his burgeoning potential.

But he also hopes it might persuade his suitors to look elsewhere. Goody said: “We’ve got a number of good young players in our squad whose contracts we want to extend. Connor Barron is one of them. He had a terrific second half of the season, one of the nominees for player of the year. He's the type of player you want to be building teams around because of his age.

“Based on what he did in the second half of the campaign there is always going to be speculation. Connor is a terrific young talent, he's still got a hell of a lot of development to do. I spoke to him last week and I think Aberdeen, at the moment, is the best place for him to further his development.

“We'd love to get Connor on a better contract, he deserves to be rewarded, he deserves a better financial contract. At the same time we need to protect our assets as well. We want Connor to stay.

“He's got two years left (on his current deal) so there is no pressure on anybody at the moment but we just want Connor to know how important we think he is and how much we want him around.”

While the Pittodrie gaffer is bracing himself for bids for Barron, he insists he’s heard nothing after it was claimed Millwall had